A Nation is a 'political institution' with Power; a Religion transends the National and the International.

A Nation, all Nations have great Power, and they must. They must because they Respect and Defend the Many human beings within their geographical boundaries. Maybe, I should say, they 'should' Respect and Defend, the Many within their geographical boundaries. The term "should" already distinguishes a Democracy from a non-democracy, but 'only' theoretically. Theoretically, because sometimes even a Democracy or a 'purported Democracy', does not respect the human 'integrity'. Again I use the Term "integrity" to refer to the 'integrated Nature' of the individual human being. But, since the Bottom or the People in a Nation are the 'essence' of that Nation, most human Rights, in a Constitutional Democracy, that are protected by a Constitution, relate to the 'human integrity'. In other words, Government is 'here' to serve the human condition; that's Governments duty. However, we cannot elevate the 'human condition', to some level of 'egotistical self-importance', nor deny it to any one individual. Most human beings understand that they are 'more' than what they understand about themselves, and most human beings profess a religion that expresses that relation. That's why the Constitution protects religion. Religion has nothing to do with government; its a different 'relation' and a 'different endeavor', and every individual is free to believe whatever s/he wants. The 'relation' of religion is 'higher', more 'cosmic', and transcends National boundaries. Of course, there's always the possibility of a wrong interpretation. Regardless any misinterpretation, no Religion, because of its Higher Order, will condone violence against the human condition. No individual should be allowed to 'hide' behind such a wrong interpretation. Nevertheless, Government has no business 'governing' an individuals belief system. That's not government. Government relates to being able to 'live' in a 'condition of togetherness', or stated differently, in a condition under Law. That why, when the term law is used its almost always accompanied by the term "Order"; hence, Law and Order. Law and Order regulates the 'condition' as harmoniously as possible. Law is always changing, as it must, because the 'condition of togetherness' is always in motion as a 'large condition', continually attempting to 'hold' the condition together, or, stated differently, continually attempting to hold it in an integrated fashion. A Nation cannot have a 'belief' in a cosmic scheme. "It" doesn't think. It can have an 'institution' that accepts a particular interpretation of a cosmic scheme but, that's different from 'having' a belief. No one, no Nation, no institution, can limit what an individual accepts as his/her relation to 'something higher' than a National or International political Organization. All Nations should respect all religions, and under no circumstances, condone violence, in the name of religion, against the human condition.